BACKGROUND Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)is often managed with surgery,which is the first-line treatment option for stage I–III lesions.However,definitive chemoradiotherapy(dCRT)is associated with a recurre...
Recent advancements in radiotherapy for esophageal cancer have significantly improved treatment outcomes and patient quality of life.Traditional radiotherapy techniques have been enhanced by the integration of advance...
In this editorial,we reviewed the article by Fadlallah et al that was recently published in the World Journal of Clinical Oncology.The article provided a comprehensive and in-depth view of the management and treatment...
BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is a formidable global health issue,particularly affecting women in lower-middle-income countries with little or no access to preventative vaccines,screening programs,and treatment modalitie...
This editorial explores the potential integration of non-Western medicine into radiotherapy for cervical cancer.While radiotherapy remains a radical treatment for cervical cancer,its associated toxicity and decline in...
supported by grants from Sanming Project of Medicine in Shenzhen(No.SZSM202211030);the Science and Technology Department Basic Research Project of Shanxi(No.202203021221284)。
Objective:Several studies have been conducted on the effects and toxicity of adding oxaliplatin to fluorouracilbased or capecitabine-based chemoradiotherapy(CRT)regimens as significantly increasing the toxic response ...
supported by the scientific development funding from the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University(No.2020QN07);the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities(No.xzy012020044).
Background:Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is the preferred treatment for stage IVB cervical cancer;however,some patients experience a poor prognosis.The prognostic significance of body composition indicators,including v...
Radiotherapy represents an essential treatment approach for esophageal cancer.Over recent years,immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy has become the first-line standard treatment for patients with advanced esophage...
funded by National Natural Sciences Foundation Key Program(grant number:82173348);Chinese Academy of Medical Sci-ences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(grant number:2021-1-I2M-1-012);the Special Research Fund for Central Universities,Peking Union Medical College(grant number:3332023133).
Background:Liquid biopsy-based biomarkers,including circulating tumor DNA(ctDNA)and blood tumor muta-tional burden(bTMB),are recognized as promising predictors of prognoses and responses to immune checkpoint inhibitor...
Objective: Evaluate pretreatment sarcopenia and anemia as prognostic factors in women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer (CC) with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT). Methods: 151 women with CC were analysed in...